Adaptations of existing media get new fans in the building, but they also rob new plays of space Pay attention to the posters lining the walls of Tube stations, and at least half of the stage shows will be adaptations of existing media: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Dirty Dancing, Only Fools and Horses, Pretty Woman, Moulin Rouge! Even Spitting Image and SpongeBob SquarePants are now being made into musicals. Th…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:06AM on March 31, 2023